| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 4 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
Syntax
Description
The
align attribute can be used to override the default
horizontal alignment of text inside table cells contained inside the
tbody. On the assumption that th
(table headers) have been used inside the thead area,
and td elements have been used for table body data, the
default alignment ranges the text to the left. By applying the
align attribute to the tbody,
you could change that alignment, for example, to
"center" or "right" (as shown in the
example HTML).
Example
This tbody will
set all text inside the nested td elements to align to
the right:
<table summary="Interest Rates" width="400" border="1">
<caption>Interest Rates</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Account Type</th>
<th>Interest Rate</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody align="right">
<tr>
<td>Smart</td>
<td>From 2%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Young Saver</td>
<td>From 1.6%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Value
The recognized attribute values are as shown in the syntax section.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
In the browsers
tested, "left", "right",
"center", and "justify" alignments
are all honored, but the "char" value, which is used
alongside the char and charoff
attributes, is ignored by all (or incorrectly deciphered as
"center").
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